Max Alexander

Before moving out of cell phone range, Max Alexander was a senior editor at People magazine in New York and, before that, the executive editor of Variety and Daily Variety, the showbiz trade publications, in Los Angeles. At Variety he edited the 1994 History of Show Business (Abrams). As an inside expert on Hollywood, Max was a frequent commentator on all the major television networks. He currently writes for Reader’s Digest, This Old House, Martha Stewart Living, Bon Appetit, Country Home and other magazines. His book criticism has appeared in The New York Times Book Review and People magazine. He is co-author of The Arrows Cookbook (Scribner), and he edited George Plimpton’s last book, Ernest Shackleton. His first memoir, Man Bites Log: The Unlikely Adventures of a City Guy in the Woods, was published in 2004.

Max grew up in Michigan, a place even colder than Maine, and holds a B.A. in art history from Columbia University. During and before college he worked as a bartender, which is how he learned to read newspapers upside down. Sarah and he were married in Maine in 1986, in the oldest existing Catholic church in New England. After spending years vacationing in the Pine Tree State, they finally moved to Maine in 1999.

Faraway Farm, Maine The homestead of Max Alexander and Sarah Baldwin
Home Max Man Bites Log Reviews Blog: Man Bites Blog Sarah Nurturing Children and Families Sample Chapter Reviews Writings Contact Us	Max Alexander Before moving out of cell phone range, Max Alexander was a senior editor at People magazine in New York and, before that, the executive editor of Variety and Daily Variety, the showbiz trade publications, in Los Angeles. At Variety he edited the 1994 History of Show Business (Abrams). As an inside expert on Hollywood, Max was a frequent commentator on all the major television networks. He currently writes for Reader’s Digest, This Old House, Martha Stewart Living, Bon Appetit, Country Home and other magazines. His book criticism has appeared in The New York Times Book Review and People magazine. He is co-author of The Arrows Cookbook (Scribner), and he edited George Plimpton’s last book, Ernest Shackleton. His first memoir, Man Bites Log: The Unlikely Adventures of a City Guy in the Woods, was published in 2004. Max grew up in Michigan, a place even colder than Maine, and holds a B.A. in art history from Columbia University. During and before college he worked as a bartender, which is how he learned to read newspapers upside down. Sarah and he were married in Maine in 1986, in the oldest existing Catholic church in New England. After spending years vacationing in the Pine Tree State, they finally moved to Maine in 1999. Copyright © 2004, 2005 Max Alexander and Sarah Baldwin	Man Bites Log was excerpted in the May 2005 Reader's Digest, an issue devoted to the 100 Best Things about America.

Faraway Farm, Maine

The homestead of Max Alexander and Sarah Baldwin

Max Alexander